Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde (1996)

About this title: Despite their obvious ambition, Concrete Blonde rarely made consistent albums, which is why the 18-track Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde is welcome. It collects all of the group's high points, not just singles like "Joey," "Still in Hollywood," "Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man," "Walking in London," and "Heal It Up," but also album tracks like "Tomorrow, Wendy," "Scene of a Perfect Crime," "Bloodletting," and "Mexican Moon." Although it would have been nice if Recollection was presented in chronological order instead of in the jumbled mess that constitutes its final sequencing, it ... read more

Tracks:

1. God Is a Bullet [Mankey/Napolitano]
2. Tomorrow, Wendy [Prieboy]
3. Joey [Napolitano]
4. Scene of a Perfect Crime [Napolitano/Mankey]
5. Someday? [Napolitano]
6. Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man [Napolitano]
7. Dance Along the Edge [Napolitano]
8. Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) [Short Version] [Napolitano]
9. Happy Birthday [Napolitano/Mankey]
10. Caroline [Napolitano]
11. Cold Part of Town [Napolitano]
12. Walking in London [Edit] [Napolitano]
13. Heal It Up [Napolitano]
14. Everybody Knows [Cohen/Robinson]
15. True [Napolitano/Mankey]
16. Mexican Moon [Napolitano]
17. Still in Hollywood [Napolitano]
18. Mercedes Benz [Live] [Joplin/Neuwirth/McC]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.